Finite ground coplanar waveguide (FGC) low loss, low coupling 90-degree crossover junctions

IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 385-392

  Ponchak, George E ^a   Tentzeris, Emmanouil M ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coplanar waveguide; Coupling; Finite ground coplanar waveguide; Planar transmission lines; Transmission lines

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LINES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MILLIMETER WAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE GROUND COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES (FGC);

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0036706327     PISSN: 15213323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TADVP.2002.805314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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